A ficus tree grows at Union and Hyde streets in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Mature ficus trees that line Hyde Street and other thoroughfares throughout the city have become a ...

The 3 best trees to plant right now. ... The Ficus nitida, or Indian Laurel, has been the number-one selling-tree at Moon Valley Nurseries for more than 20 years because of its versatility.

To create a hedge, each ficus must be planted 2 to 3 feet apart, close enough to build a screen but far enough for the trees to grow. Because the root system spreads widely, garden experts ...

Great for any landscape, Indian Laurel or Ficus Nitida is available as a standard shade tree or as a column variety. “It’s been our number-one seller for over 20 years,” Popoff said.

The Ficus Nitida. In conversation with gardening expert Tony O'Neill, he tells us that ficus nitida hedges are trendy screen fences because of their dense foliage, fast growth rate, and ability to ...

Ficus nitida is a massive tropical tree (60 feet by 6 feet) from Malaysia that grows best at temperatures from about 75 to 93 Fahrenheit. It freezes at low temperatures and dies back at the high ...

The weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) is more susceptible to whitefly depradations than any other Ficus species, although Indian laurel fig (Ficus nitida), the most popular tree used for hedging Los ...

The fight was about two trees on Polk Street, and it appears they won. There were plans to fell the more than 20-year-old ficus macrocarpa “Nitida” trees as a part of San Francisco’s Great ...

If town officials have their way, nitida’s days on the island will be numbered. The Ordinances, Rules and Standards Committee is asking the council, which banned new plantings of ficus benjamina ...

The entrance to the village of Sannat is flanked by beautiful Ficus nitida trees which used to provide precious shade. I talked to a member of the Sannat council who told me that the trees are the ...

Way back in 2014, the Victoria Local Council wanted to uproot 14 ficus nitida trees growing in Pjazza Indipendenza, Victoria. Subsequently, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority sent a letter ...